Hyde5: Camp countdown - Dolphins run defense solved?

[DKphin]

It’s a passing league. You win or lose with the ball in the air. That’s true. But it’s also true you can’t have a glaring deficiency in any area and that’s why Priority No. 1 for the Dolphins this off-season was fixing the run defense.
They couldn’t have done much more to help this problem. Ndamunkong Suh, the game’s best interior defensive lineman, was signed to the biggest defensive contract in history. Jordan Phillips, a boom-or-bust guy, was a second-round pick. C.J. Mosley, an 11-year veteran, was signed for depth. Starter Earl Mitchell and reserves Anthony Johnson and A.J. Francis are back.
Out went aging Randy Starks, who faded as the year went on, and Jared Odrick, who was asked to take on multiple blockers instead of using his strength of quickness to attack.
The only thing the Dolphins could have done to bolster the rushing defense more was to move middle linebacker Koa Misi back outside for a proven run stopper. But let’s be fair. Misi played hurt much of last year. There’s confidence inside the team he can play middle linebacker.
Suh (and Mosley) were part of the NFL’s best rushing defense last year. He said this spring getting run on is, “embarrassing.” The Dolphins were embarrased last year.
Rushing defense won’t win you a season.
But as last year showed it can lose you one.

read more: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...lphins-run-defense-solved-20150721-story.html

 

[Fin-Loco]

Obviously the right answer is, we'll see. But, with Suh and the others, if somehow we haven't solved it, we've at least got a darn good partial solution.

 

[Ruckus45]

If it isn't solved this season then it is more than apparent the issue is with coaching. It's hard to get a more talented front and depth as quickly as this FO did. If this fails it's on Coyle.

With that said. I don't think it fails. I think this DL will look great this year and cause a lot of trouble for other teams.

 

[Tannchise]

I'm so glad the FO realized how bad this run defense was and didn't chalk anything up to "it's a passing league." We need to force 3rd and longs and get the defense off the field. It's a simple formula for winning - have your offense on the field more

 

[FinJay614]

We need more third and longs and we have run-stuffers on the DL. I'm glad we added to the line but the linebackers have me worried.